Drama: A thug tries to fend off rivals and keep control of his criminal empire while in prison.

PLOT:

Given a 15 to 30 year prison sentence for his criminal ways, Philly kingpin Beans (BEANIE SIGEL) hopes to keep his ABM Crime Syndicate in business, particularly since his minions -- including Baby Boy (OMILLIO SPARKS) and D-Nice (OSCHINO) -- are still on the streets. Yet, Beans -- who rooms with cellmate Freeway (FREEWAY) -- must contend with the actions of other crime bosses who are looking to move in on his territory.

There's El Loco (VICTOR N.O.R.E. SANTIAGO), who's currently imprisoned with Beans -- and still associates with his mentor, pseudo father and former boxer Biggis (MICHAEL BENTT) -- but is about to be paroled. On the outside, there's Dame (DAMON DASH) whose Umbrella Network has deep pockets and plenty of manpower, and his addiction to money gives him plenty of motivation to take Beans' business.

As the other players make their moves, Beans tries to keep control of his territory and business, all leading to an inevitable, violent showdown between the various crime bosses and their men.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?

If they're fans of anyone in the cast or gangster/thug flicks, they just might.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R

For pervasive violence and language, strong sexuality and drug content.

CAST AS ROLE MODELS:

Considering their criminal and otherwise thug-related behavior, actions and attitudes, none of the major characters would be viewed as good role models for kids.

Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit?
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(Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below).

OUR WORD TO PARENTS:

The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated drama. Profanity consists of at least a whopping 271 "f" and 105 "s" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered (including in songs). Some sexually related dialogue is present, as is a montage showing one man having rear entry sex with many different women (with movement, bare breasts and related sounds). Some women are also seen in revealing attire.

Violence consists of many people shot to death or wounded by gunfire (including by a kid), while all sorts of fighting, beatings and other harm is present. Some of that has bloody results (although not as much as one might expect) and some of the violence may be unsettling to some more sensitive viewers. The gangster/thug lifestyle may be enticing for some kids to imitate, while all of the major characters have extreme cases of bad attitudes for their actions and attitudes.

Various characters smoke and/or drink, while some smoke pot and there are various scenes showing the presence, manufacturing or distribution of a variety of other drugs. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.

One of 11-year-old Beans' friends states he found some weed (and we see bags of pot).

We see some drugs in bags.

We hear that El Loco is known as the ambassador of coke (cocaine).

El Loco and a woman have drinks.

We see young El Loco (as a kid) playing with some opened cocaine on the floor (not knowing what it is).

Miscellaneous people drink.

We hear that a criminal stored drugs in statues of the Virgin Mary. We then see a drug sniffing dog smelling such a statue and then see the dog dead or unconscious on the floor with cocaine powder all over its snout.

Someone talks about "bricks" of cocaine.

We see liquor on a table near some thugs.

We see a brief drug dealing montage.

Baby Boy drinks from a bottle.

Miscellaneous people drink.

We see various shots of different sorts of drugs, including the in-house manufacturing of some of them.

Some guys playing poker have drinks and mini-bottles of liquor on the table.

Miscellaneous people drink.

Loco smokes what looks like a joint. Others also later smoke what appear to be the same, but sometimes it's hard to tell if it's that or tobacco of some sort (they're all short and handled like joints).

Miscellaneous people drink, including some thugs (and one may smoke a joint).

Beans finds some of his gang members now prepping drugs (their headquarters is filled with drug making and/or packing materials).

Scenes listed under "Violence" may be unsettling or suspenseful to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material, but little of it's presented in a traditionally suspenseful manner.

Several rap songs had lyrics that we couldn't understand or hear fully, thus offering the possibility of them potentially containing objectionable lyrics beyond the following: At least 4 "f" words, 1 "s" word and what sounded like a sexually related phrase.

At least 271 "f" words (33 used with "mother," 1 used sexually as is the term "get some ass"), 105 "s" words, 25 asses, 4 slang terms using female genitals ("p*ssy"), 1 using male genitals ("d*ck"), 6 damns, 1 hell, 3 uses of "G-damn" and 1 use each of "Jesus" and "Swear to God."

We briefly see Bean's wife in a t-shirt and small panties when police raid their house and rouse them from bed.

The camera pans up a female prosecutor's body. Beans comments on her "super sexy ass" and says, "This bitch was bad" as he imagines her doing some sexy dancing in court (when not otherwise showing a bit of cleavage).

A woman shows some cleavage.

We see some miscellaneous cleavage.

We hear that El Loco had a different woman for every day of the week, and then see a montage of him having rear entry sex with various different women (they face the camera with him behind them). We see their bare breasts, his movement and hear their sexual sounds. We then hear his voice over narration stating that "no one can f*ck you up like someone you f*ck."

We see some miscellaneous cleavage.

The camera briefly focuses on a woman's skirt-covered crotch as she's squatting in a club (nothing is seen).

Some women show cleavage.

A song may have sexually related lyrics (what sounded like "tongue her," but it could have been something else).

Biggis says he thinks that Beans, fresh out of prison, is doing various things, including "get some ass."

We see photos of fatal shootings, including one showing some blood behind a woman's head.

Beans punches a cop.

As an 11-year-old kid, Beans punches another kid and then he and other kids kick that one kid on the ground. He later shoots a drug dealer dead.

We see a flashback of Beans shooting a guy several times (but he lives).

We see a flashback to Freeway shooting at police as he tries to elude them during a car chase.

A large prisoner abruptly punches another, we then see still images of him striking others, and then see him push a guy aside in the prison cafeteria.

We see a brief montage of prison violence, including a weightlifting spotter pushing a barbell down onto a man's neck (we see blood from his mouth), a man throwing a large pot of boiling water onto another man, and a man repeatedly hitting another with a hammer.

We see cops holding their guns on various thugs in several scenes.

Beans imagines struggling with a guy and then repeatedly hitting him with a chair.

Two groups of thugs aim their guns at each other.

Beans grabs another prisoner by the neck, pushes him back against a wall, stabs an ice pick into his chest and then repeatedly stabs him with that (with some bloody results).

A woman shoots two thugs dead (we see blood on their shirts).

We see some boxing violence in a flashback to Biggis fighting in the ring.

We hear the sounds of shooting and then hear that young El Loco's parents were murdered, leaving Biggis to raise the boy.

Machine gun fire kills several people (no impact).

We see a flashback or imagined scene of Beans repeatedly hitting a guy with a baseball bat.

A thug shoots another person twice (no impact).

There's a brief gun battle between two small groups of men.

We see a bound and gagged man in the back of an SUV (with some blood on his face). Several thugs then repeatedly shoot him (no impact).

A guy punches and kicks another man (possibly a cop).

We see several men punching and kicking another person.

We see some men struggling with one man and then throwing him in a car trunk.

A poker player shoots another player dead after the latter makes a disparaging remark.

Some thugs rob other thugs at gunpoint and this then happens again with others.

A thug shoots some people dead (no blood).

A guy shoots another guy dead on the street (no blood).

We see a dead driver who's been shot in the head (there's blood on him). We later see a flashback to the shooting.

A thug holds his gun on Beans, but doesn't shoot him.

A man is shot several times through a window, followed by a big gun battle between those inside and outside the shop (several people are hit, but there's little or no blood on them).

We see a flashback to previously seen violence, including several shootings and Beans stabbing another inmate with the ice pick.

A man shoots another man dead (with some blood squirting out -- that's frozen in midair in a freeze-frame shot).